Garden-seat and process of producing same



- L. F; LIEBHA RDT.

GARDEN SEAT AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED IAN-20, 1921.-

Patented July 5, 1921.

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LOUIS F. LIEBI-IABDT, or DENVER, COLORADO.

Y GARDEN-SEAT AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING SAME.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs F. LIEBHARDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garden-Seats and Processes of Producing Same; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a rustic or garden seat of novel form and by simple means.

Briefly, the invention comprises a. molded or cast seat of concrete having the form of a large leaf, preferably from a water plant and more particularly a lotus leaf, said seat having a shaft embedded therein which may be mounted in a socket provided in the ground. The seat is formed by placing a leaf with its under face upward in a body of sand or the like shaped to the natural shape of the leaf, pouring a setting substance such as concrete into the leaf, embedding a standard or shaft therein, allowing the substance to set, removing the seat and peeling off the leaf,and painting the outer face of the seat to the required color.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the method of positioning the leaf, pouring the concrete and embedding the supporting shaft; I

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing the finished article;

Fig. 3 is a cross section further indicating the process.

The seat proper in its finished form is indicated at 10 in Fig. 2. The supporting standard 12 which is embedded in the seat depends, from its under side and is adapted to be positioned in any suitable manner, as by removably mounting in a concrete socket in the ground. To insure retention of the shaft 12 in the seat, said shaft is provided with an enlarged head 141 and the body 15 of concrete which forms the seat proper, preferably is reinforced by metallic rods or wires 16. The finished seat is provided with a drain passage 18 which extends downward Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed January 20, 1921.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Serial No. 438,658.

from the center thereof for the purpose of draining off water or rain which may fall upon the seat.

In, producing the seat, a frame 20, for instance, is filled with a body'of sand 22, in which preferably a lotus leaf 2 1 is placed, the sand being scooped out and shaped to the natural form of the leaf. The leaf is positioned with its under face upward, so that its stem 25 extends upward. The under face is used as a pattern or molding surface for the reason that the ribs and veins are more distinct than on the outer face and produce a more characteristic result, and also because the stem 25 may be utilized to provide the drain passage 18. The concrete is poured into the leaf and the reinforcing rods or wires 16 are embedded therein and the standard 12 is placed at the proper time. When the concrete has set, the same is removed from the sand and the leaf peeled off.

A lotus leaf in particular has the characteristic of permitting ready removal thereof from the surface of the concrete. The face of the seat is then painted or tinted to develop the color or shade which may be desired. The stem 25 is removed with the leaf, which leaves the drain opening 18 in the seat.

From the foregoing process it is possible to give each seat an individual shape and build, because a separate leaf is used for each casting.

I claim:

1. A molded seat having its upper face in the design of a leaf of a water plant, and having a standard anchored therein for support of the same.

2. A garden seat composed of concrete and a su ortin standard havin one end em- 9 bedded in the seat, the upper face of the seat being molded in the design of a lotus leaf, there being a drainage hole in the center of the seat.

3. A process of producing an ornamental body comprising placing a leaf in a supporting body capable of retaining the leaf in its natural shape, and pouring a setting substance into the leaf whereby the leaf acts as a mold.

4. A process of producing a structure which comprises placing a leaf in a supporting body capable of retaining the leaf in its natural shape, the stem of the leaf extending upward, and pouring a setting substance into the leaf whereby the leaf acts as a mold upward, pouring a setting substance into theleaf whereby the leafserves as a mold and the stem produces a drainage hole through the center of the seat, embedding one end of a standard in said substance, allowing said substance to harden, and stripping off the leaf and removing its stem.

6, A process which comprises placing a lotus leaf in asupporting'. body capable of retaining'the natural shape of the leaf with its under face upward, pouring a setting substance into said leaf whereby said under face of the leaf serves as a mold, allowing said substance to set, and stripping the'leaf therefrom. a v

7. A-process of producing a garden. seat which comprises placing a leaf with its under face upward in a body capable of retaining the natural shape of the leaf, and pouring a setting substance into said leafwhere-g by the latter servesas a mold for thefseat.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LOUIS F. LIEBHARDT. 

